Agriculture and banking: Against the grain

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Why is a Dutch bank moving into agricultural finance in America? WHAT on earth is Rabobank up to? This Dutch co-operative bank has been busily expanding its franchise in farm-finance, an area American banks have done everything to avoid...

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